The Derbyshire Unemployed Workers’ Centre (DUWC) received a substantial annual grant to carry out tribunal representation work for people challenging decisions regarding benefit reductions and withdrawals. The funding from the country council will come to an end on March 31. The DUWC is a member of EAPN UK, and contributes a lot to the work…
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On 6 February 2018, the European Parliament conducted a thematic plenary debate around socio-economic inequalities, under the lead of Socialists and Democrats, who were the ones to put the item on the parliamentary agenda. During the debate, acting S&D Group leader Udo Bullmann urged the European Commission to take on rapid and decisive action to…
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17th European Meeting of People Experiencing Poverty: “Poverty & Access to Education: let’s make education a way out of poverty! Over a hundred people experiencing poverty from 30 European countries prepared around this topic and came in Brussels on 7-8 November to share their knowledge and experience with each other, and with EU decision-makers. …
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EAPN presents its full analysis of the 2018 Annual Growth Survey (AGS) and Draft Joint Employment Report. This follows a letter to President Juncker presenting EAPN’s proposals for the AGS 2018, which were based on our members’ review of the Semester and the NRPs 2017. Following the launch of the AGS 2018 in November, EAPN published an immediate Press Release:…
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Almost 100 delegates of the European Anti-Poverty Network (EAPN), representing 31 National Networks and 13 European Organisations met in Dublin, on October 21, at our annual General Assembly. The meeting started with an exciting opening panel and discussion on ‘The Future of Europe for people experiencing poverty, and EAPN’s role in making this future brighter’. We wish…
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EAPN Portugal has been promoting the citizenship and participation of people who experience or have experienced situations Poverty and/or social exclusion through citizenship movements, at the district level -Local Citizens’ Councils – national level – National Council and also at European level, with the participation in the European Meeting of People Experiencing Poverty. By promoting…
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Following the adoption of the inter-institutional proclamation on the European Pillar of Social Rights (EPSR) in Gothenburg last month, EAPN has written to Council President Donald Tusk ahead of the upcoming European Council meeting, which will adopt conclusions on social issues, as well as on education and culture. We urge him to work with Heads…
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The European Roma Grassroots Organisations Network (ERGO) organised on 27 November a public event entitled Investing in our future: what work(s) for young Roma. The event was dedicated to presenting the results of quantitative research carried out in five EU Member States on youth employment methods, and launching a campaign to mobilise support for investing…
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Brussels, 23 November 2017 On 22 November, the European Commission adopted the Annual Growth Survey 2018 and the Draft Joint Employment Report as part of the Autumn Package of the European Semester. This comes at a crucial moment after the endorsement of the European Pillar of Social Rights proclamation in Gothenburg, on the 17th November.…
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The European Pillar of Social Rights was solemnly proclaimed on Friday, 16 November, by Heads of States and Governments of the European Union meeting at the Social Summit for Fair Jobs and Growth in Gothenburg, Sweden. This is an important milestone for social Europe, as Member States commit to anchor a strong social dimension in…
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